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The Habr Yunis (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar) (Full Name: Siciid Ismacil (Garxajis) Sheikh Ishaaq ibn Ahmed) is a major Somali clan and is a sub-division of the Garhajis subclan of the Isaaq clan family. Members of this clan are concentrated in the western and eastern portions Somaliland. Habar Yoonis is part of the 4 principal clans of the Isaaq clan. Two (Habar Yoonis and Eidagale) of the four principal Isaaq clans are part of the Garhajis confederation, the largest and most widespread of the Isaaq clan.
Distribution
The Habar Yunis inhabit Togdheer, Sanaag, Maroodi Jeex and Sahil regions of Somaliland. The Habar Yunis can also be found in considerable numbers in the Sanaag region and its regional capital of Ceerigaabo. In Togdheer, the Habar Yoonis inhabit the regional capital of Burao, in addition they exclusively settle in the town of Oodweyne. In Maroodi Jeex they have a very significant population, inhabiting the capital Hargeisa. In the Hawd and the Reserved Area, the Habar Yunis, together with their Eidagale kinsmen, populate much of the major towns and trading cities, the most prominent and emerging of the latter being Gashamo.
A subclan of the Habr Yunis, the Damal Muse, also inhabit the Mudug region of Somalia.
Ancestry
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Sa'id is the ancestor of the Habar Yunis . The Habar indicates a bah alliance or a uterine alliance. The Habar Yunis is a bah alliance of all the descendants of Arre Sa'id whos mother was of the Abbayonis clan.
History
Sultans of the Habr Yunis
| Name | Reign
From |
Reign
Till | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ainasha Hersi (traditional chief) | 1770s | 1805 | |
| 2 | Sultan Sugulle Ainanshe (first sultan) | 1805 | 1836 | |
| 3 | Sultan Deria Sugulle Ainanshe | 1836 | 1866 | |
| 4 | Sultan Hersi Aman | 1866 | 1879 | |
| 5 | Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman | 1881| | 1907 | |
| 6 | Sultan Awad | 1884 | 1892 | |
| 7 | Sultan Dolal | 1907 | 1911 | |
| 8 | Sultan Nur Ismail Amaan | 1896 | 1931 | |
| 9 | Sultan Xirsi | 1937 | 1954 | |
| 10 | Sultan Ise | 1955 | 1964. | |
| 11 | Sultan Yusuf | 1975 | 1984 | |
| 12 | Sultan Maxamed | 1997 | current |
Notable people
- Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, first president of Somaliland and second vice-president.
- Amina Moghe Hersi, notable business tycoon of Kenya, Uganda and Africa at large.
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader and founder of the Waddani party
- Ismail Haji Nour,Mayor of Erigavo and longest serving mayor in somaliland history.
- Hersi Aman, was one of the most powerful sultans and conquerer of the hawd regions
References
- Horn of Africa. Horn of Africa Journal. 1997.
- Waal, Alexander De (1993). "Violent deeds live on: landmines in Somalia and Somaliland, p. 63". |
- Lewis, I. M. (3 February 2017). I.M Lewis : peoples of the Horn of Afrcia. ISBN 9781315308173. |
- Mataan, Asad Cabdullahi (28 November 2012). "Qabaa'ilka Soomaalidu ma isbahaysi baa, mise waa dhalasho?". Caasimada Online. Retrieved 12 July 2021.